Arts Learning
Arts Learning
The Art of Working.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Lynne Beck: Fundraising, audience development, marketing; Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, community education; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, general management, administration; Josh Wise: General management, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, artistic, volunteerism; Justin Christy: Education, general management, administration; Al Onkka: Organizational development, education, audience development, marketing; Kevin Yang: Youth programming, community service, development, artistic; Sai Chang: Volunteerism, fundraising, general administration, youth programming; Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, audience development, marketing, organizational development.
ACHF Arts Access
Thirteen adults with developmental disabilities will develop attributes through artistic channels to use when interacting with others in the workplace so they can contribute to their team in a positive way. Artworks will be produced (poems, group paintings, performance of scenes), but the emphasis is to use the arts to develop soft skills to increase attentiveness and focus, cooperation and flexibility, as well as effective and appropriate communication in day-to-day workplace interactions. Through rehearsal situations they will gain knowledge about how to practice tolerance, understanding, and empathy and to give and receive feedback. The project will be evaluated based on a survey tool developed by Upstream Arts and completed by participants and PRI Vocational Specialists (job coaches). Data captured will include gender, ethnicity, and disability information along with open ended questions and a skill improvement rating scale. Examples of measurable skills are: self-awareness, attentiveness and focus, ability to cooperate, effective communications, ability to be a team player, flexibility, and acceptance of feedback. All are aspects relating to proposed outcomes.
Through and interactive, multidisciplinary arts residency, thirteen employees from Fairview Southdale Hospital, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital or Unique Thrift Store in Burnsville developed soft skills that may be utilized for job success. All of the participants reported that they felt the program had a positive impact.
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